Capture Windows 10 Image using MDT 2013

In this article we are going to show you how to capture Windows 10 image using Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2013 (MDT 2013). Later you can use such image to deploy it on multiple computers in your organization.

Important! Before continuing, check that MDT server configuration allows to capture OS image. To do this, open MDT Deployment Share properties and switch to the Rules tab. SkipCapture option must be set to NO.

Capture Windows 10 Reference Image with MDT

Now you are ready to capture already installed Windows 10 image. Power on PC and boot Windows 10 as usual. Verify that necessary applications, updates and language packs are installed on Windows, Time Zone is configured and check other Windows settings.

Open File Explorer and specify the network path to the DeploymentShare on MDT server. In our case, the path looks like this: \\192.168.1.17\deploymentshare$\. You may need to enter credentials to access network share on the server

Enter current local Administrator password, which will be used to log in to the system after the reboot

Select Capture an image of this reference computer and verify the UNC path to the folder on MDT server, which will be used to store Windows 10 WIM image file (in our case \\192.168.1.17\deploymentshare$\Captures. You should have read/write permissions on this folder. After that specify desired name for .wim file

On the next screen you need to enter the domain credentials to access network share on the MDT server

Wait for some time to start Task Sequence

After completing the preparations, Sysprep task starts. Then the computer will reboot into WiNPE environment and begin to capture system image

The process of capturing Windows 10 image takes quite a long time and after finished a wim file with Windows 10 image appeared in the Captures folder on the deployment share

Later you can directly import this WIM file to the System Center Configuration Manager, Windows Deployment Services or MDT and use it to deploy Windows 10 to the workstations. Thus, you save a lot of time on installing drivers and applications on multiple systems.